Animal (2014)

When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing, blood thirsty predator.

Director:

Brett Simmons

Writers:

Thommy Hutson, Catherine Trillo

Stars:

Joey Lauren Adams, Elizabeth Gillies, Paul Iacono

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Vicky
Elizabeth Gillies	...	Mandy
Paul Iacono	...	Sean
Thorsten Kaye	...	Carl
Amaury Nolasco	...	Douglas
Keke Palmer	...	Alissa
Jeremy Sumpter	...	Matt
Parker Young	...	Jeff

Storyline

When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing, blood thirsty predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As the body count rises, the group must put their differences aside and fight for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

cabin | woods | walkie talkie | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | group of friends | 

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Taglines:

It's feeding time.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Animal - Il segreto della foresta

Filming Locations:

City of Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chiller Films,Flower Films (II),Synthetic Cinema International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elizabeth Gillies first role in a horror movie

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Goofs

During the initial main characters' run for the house at about 19.05, 2 sets of lights from equipment or vehicles can be seen flashing in the woods.

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Quotes

Alissa: I can't stop. If I do, I'll think about what that thing might have done to him. Or relive watching what it did to Jeff. But if I keep my eyes here and I focus, I can imagine what I'm gonna do to it. I'm gonna kill that thing, Mandy. I'm not gonna run any more. I'm gonna kill it. I don't know how, but I will. Or at least let me think I will.
Mandy: [sniffles] I'm pregnant.

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Crazy Credits

After the first part of the credits, the animal is making another appearance.

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Soundtracks

Animal
Written and performed by Keke Palmer

User Reviews

I guess they needed the money

It's not that it is really bad, it's that it is a cliché from start to end. You've got the group of young people in the woods, all the archetypes in: manly guy, gay guy, black girl, smart person, bitchy person, insane person, etc, their characters barely sketched. And then a nondescript monster, bipedal, bald head, with really long and probably ineffectual teeth, a mane!, nobody bothering to even explain where it came from.

And then it starts, the story I mean. Only there is no story. They all act like it's "just an animal" so their solution is not to trap it and kill it, instead to just go out and try to "run for it". Their only displays of courage is when they have to fight each other.

Bottom line: the same movie, the same lame effects, the same script, the same bad actors. You've seen it before unless you are really young. And then you should watch something better, just because there are so many better genre films.

The only possible reason one would watch this is to see Eve (yeah, the singer) being killed in the beginning of the film.